Mississippi is the No. 39 growth state in the U.S., backsliding five spots from its previous ranking, according to the U-Haul® Growth Index analyzing one-way customer moves during 2023.
One-way U-Haul customers arriving in Mississippi fell 5% from 2022 while departures fell almost 3% as overall moving traffic slowed.
Do-it-yourself movers arriving in Mississippi accounted for 49.4% of all one-way U-Haul traffic in and out of the Magnolia State (50.6% departures).
Mississippi’s top growth cities are Oxford, Biloxi and Ocean Springs. Other notable net-gain markets include Gulfport, Pascagoula, Tupelo, Picayune, Olive Branch, Waveland, Ridgeland, Natchez, Hernando, Petal and Vicksburg.
The U-Haul Growth Index is compiled according to the net gain of one-way U-Haul trucks, trailers and U-Box moving containers arriving in a city or state, versus departing from that city or state, in a calendar year. Migration trends data is compiled from more than 2.5 million one-way U-Haul customer transactions that occur annually across the U.S. and Canada.
While U-Haul migration trends do not correlate directly to population or economic growth, the U-Haul Growth Index is an effective gauge of how well states and cities are attracting and maintaining residents.
Find the complete 2023 U-Haul Growth States rankings at myuhaulstory.com.
